Although the politically correct thing to say is that neither the religion of the terrorist nor that of Mrs. Giffords is relevant, you can bet your last dollar if the terrorist had been a Muslim, his religion would have been a non-stop 24/7 topic in media discussion.
It is interesting that so many are talking about how excessive name-calling and heavy-handed rhetoric may have somehow influenced the killer. Even Mrs. Giffords recently expressed concerns about the angry tone of political discussion today.
Yet, going back to her earliest years in politics in the Arizona state Legislature, Mrs. Giffords publicly associated herself with a group that has, for decades, engaged in the most incendiary form of political grandstanding, name-calling, throwing brickbats, organizing boycotts, and—perhaps most disturbingly—engaging in illicit spying on law-abiding American citizens.
Although it pains us to report Mrs. Giffords’ association with such a group, the fact is she served on the Arizona regional board of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of B’nai B’rith, a nasty outfit that has stirred up public unrest—and racial and religious strife—for nearly a century.
